Katrina Loewy
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I’m a mom and perpetually novice photographer. My sharpest interests are conservation and animal welfare.
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Goodall was such an icon because she did & said things that were heresy in the scientific community. Her work on animals' capacities represented not just an abstract finding but a practical ethic that led her to advocate for veganism &vocally oppose animal experimentation
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Jane Goodall’s most radical message was not about saving the planet
The conservationist used her stature to advocate for one of the most important, yet most unpopular, causes in the world.
www.vox.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Goodall was such an icon because she did & said things that were heresy in the scientific community. Her work on animals' capacities represented not just an abstract finding but a practical ethic that led her to advocate for veganism &vocally oppose animal experimentation
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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When we advised the UK government about 🐙🦑🦀🦞🦐 sentience in 2021, we also highlighted the worst welfare risks they face and what it would take to address them. Not much has changed yet, so we've published an updated review (open access) with all the latest evidence: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
April 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When we advised the UK government about 🐙🦑🦀🦞🦐 sentience in 2021, we also highlighted the worst welfare risks they face and what it would take to address them. Not much has changed yet, so we've published an updated review (open access) with all the latest evidence: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is thrilled to be hosting an online talk with Meghan Barrett called "Wild Insect Welfare: Mitigating Harms to the Very, Very Many." The talk will be Wed April 30 at 12:30pm. RSVP below. Please share!
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Wild Insect Welfare: Mitigating Harms to the Very, Very Many. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Terrestrial arthropods like insects are among the most abundant animals on our planet. New research suggests that some of these animals, especially at the adult life stage, may be sentient. If they ca...
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April 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is thrilled to be hosting an online talk with Meghan Barrett called "Wild Insect Welfare: Mitigating Harms to the Very, Very Many." The talk will be Wed April 30 at 12:30pm. RSVP below. Please share!
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A newly surfaced document reveals how the beef industry knew about its role in climate change as early as 1989, and crafted a plan to fight back against environmentalists & potential regulation: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
A newly surfaced document reveals the beef industry’s secret climate plan
What the beef industry knew about its environmental impact — and how it spent decades blocking climate action.
www.vox.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A newly surfaced document reveals how the beef industry knew about its role in climate change as early as 1989, and crafted a plan to fight back against environmentalists & potential regulation: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Lobsters are stolen from their homes and thrown into tiny tanks until they are bought, boiled alive, and eaten. 🦞💔
👉Sign the Petition to Tell Kroger to Ban Cruel Live Lobster Tanks Today!
https://drove.com/.2HYs ✍️
#lobster #kroger #seafood #crustaceans #marineanimals
👉Sign the Petition to Tell Kroger to Ban Cruel Live Lobster Tanks Today!
https://drove.com/.2HYs ✍️
#lobster #kroger #seafood #crustaceans #marineanimals
January 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Lobsters are stolen from their homes and thrown into tiny tanks until they are bought, boiled alive, and eaten. 🦞💔
👉Sign the Petition to Tell Kroger to Ban Cruel Live Lobster Tanks Today!
https://drove.com/.2HYs ✍️
#lobster #kroger #seafood #crustaceans #marineanimals
👉Sign the Petition to Tell Kroger to Ban Cruel Live Lobster Tanks Today!
https://drove.com/.2HYs ✍️
#lobster #kroger #seafood #crustaceans #marineanimals
Pet Help and Rescue is a free app for neighbors to help evacuate neighbors’ pets. It was created on the heels of the Marshall fire when people weren’t allowed to return to the evac zone to get their pets. Many of those pets lost their lives.
Pet Help & Rescue
A neighbors-based messaging app for evacuating pets when disasters strike.
www.phar.org
January 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Pet Help and Rescue is a free app for neighbors to help evacuate neighbors’ pets. It was created on the heels of the Marshall fire when people weren’t allowed to return to the evac zone to get their pets. Many of those pets lost their lives.
Fondly remembering times when I was less sick and there were baboons.
January 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Fondly remembering times when I was less sick and there were baboons.
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Great new article about insect pain in The New Yorker! I love the description of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness as "both radical and cautious."
January 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Great new article about insect pain in The New Yorker! I love the description of the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness as "both radical and cautious."
In Tanzania, the sunsets were always very vivid because there was so much smoke from fires. Here’s a gray heron on some hippos.
December 25, 2024 at 1:49 AM
In Tanzania, the sunsets were always very vivid because there was so much smoke from fires. Here’s a gray heron on some hippos.
Remembering this borb (malachite kingfisher) from Tanzania.
December 22, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Remembering this borb (malachite kingfisher) from Tanzania.
A muskrat and hooded mergansers at Washington Park today. Thanks, family, for being patient while I took pictures.
December 22, 2024 at 10:36 PM
A muskrat and hooded mergansers at Washington Park today. Thanks, family, for being patient while I took pictures.
We saw this jackal at a rhino protection area where all large predators had been fenced out. Tanzania, August 2023
December 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
We saw this jackal at a rhino protection area where all large predators had been fenced out. Tanzania, August 2023
Blue pleasing fungus beetle. I love the color and pattern on this animal. Taken at Roxborough State Park, Colorado.
December 21, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Blue pleasing fungus beetle. I love the color and pattern on this animal. Taken at Roxborough State Park, Colorado.
How lucky people are in Tanzania: one of the most beautifully colorful birds is also quite common! This is a lilac breasted roller 🤩
December 21, 2024 at 7:45 PM
How lucky people are in Tanzania: one of the most beautifully colorful birds is also quite common! This is a lilac breasted roller 🤩